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DEFINITION: To pose, or posture, in a distinctive manner in order to express one's cultural affinities -- may be accompanied by awkward gestures.
Verboticisms
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Jerkulate
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: jerk-yoo-late
Sentence: The skater kids liked to jerkulate to show their affiliation.
Etymology: jerk + gesticulate
Rocquerade
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: rock-er-aid
Sentence: Wayne's babe was rocquerading round in her clubbing gear while they were queueing for the gig, mainly to keep warm.
Etymology: rock (as in rock'n'roll) masquerade (pose)
Pusstillate
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: pus-sti-late
Sentence: I pusstillate so you can see what I'm saying.
Etymology: puss+ postulate
Gesticultate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: jess-TI-cul-tate
Sentence: Unfortunately, Sue's gesticultating her affiliation to Harvard was misinterpreted by the cannibals as their local gesture for "tender young meat."
Etymology: gesticulate (to gesture), cult
Turkeystrut
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: they turkeystrutted their way around the mall, recieving much attention and comment.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
better turkeys than chickens, I suppose... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 23:44:00
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Metoocool
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Me - too - kool
Sentence: Her flip-flops scraping against the concrete were evidence of her metoocool attempts to be different from the rest of us.
Etymology: Me - one's own self; I Too - to an excessive degree Cool - fashionable; hip
Oddel
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: awd-uhl
Sentence: The Kevin Federline wannabes stood oddeling their skinny white bodies outside the 7-eleven.
Etymology: odd + model
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COMMENTS:
Very Good! It's also like yodelling with making a sound... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 10:40:00
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Befrontery
Created by: smokey
Pronunciation: bee + FRUNT + urh + ee
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- smokey, 2007-01-29: 11:58:00
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Overgesturalize
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: oh-vurr-jess-chur-all-ayze
Sentence: most people tend to overgesturalize for every photograph.
Etymology: over+gesture+generalize
Malabash
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: mal/a/bash
Sentence: His odd gesticulations were intended to malabash his opponent whom he considered nothing but a vainglorious vegan and a wicked wench to boot.
Etymology: Mal: abnormal + abash: to astonish or destroy the self-confidence or self-possession of another
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